Esther Lois Kolb

1918 - 2014  (96 years)

• Name	Esther Lois Kolb
  Born	1918	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-298726
  Died	29 Jul 2014	Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
  Buried	Violett Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana
  Person ID	I298726	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Titus L. Kolb,   b. 7 Nov 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Priscilla Shantz,   b. 24 Dec 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jan 1985, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 102 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1906	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F3849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Esther K. Hess, 95, of Goshen, died Tuesday afternoon, July 29, 2014, at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. She was born February 10, 1919, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada to Titus L. and Priscilla (Shantz) Kolb. On March 1, 1943 she married Charles V. Hess in Goshen. He died December 26, 1999. She is survived by three children, Janice (Jerry) Warstler of Sturgis, Michigan, Sandra K. Hess, and Jon C. Hess, both of Goshen; two grandchildren, Tonia Andrews and Todd Warstler and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, four sisters, Leda Kolb, Myrtle Liechty, Charlea Snyder and Gertrude Edgeworth, and a brother, J. Harvey Kolb. A 1940 graduate of Goshen College, she was a longtime, active member of Goshen City Church of the Brethren. She was a member of the Delphians and a charter member of the Goshen chapter of American Association of University Women. Mrs. Hess taught at Jefferson High School from 1942 to 1950. She was the first director of the Goshen YWCA, retiring in 1980 after 16 years. A Friday, September 26, 2014 11 a.m., memorial service will be conducted at Goshen City Church of the Brethren. Pastor Bev Weaver will officiate. A private graveside service will be held in Violett Cemetery, Goshen. Memorial contributions may be given to Goshen City Church of the Brethren, Heifer International or Church World Service. oder-Culp Funeral Home

  
  

• Sources

  [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 15. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Titus L Kolb Born: Waterloo Age: 32 Father: Jacob Z Kolb Mother: Maria Bowman Kolb Born: abt 1874 Spouse: Priscilla Shantz Age: 23 born: Wilmot Father: Solomon Shantz Mother: Mary Ann Hostetler Shantz married 28 Nov 1906

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1918 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Jul 2014 - Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Buried - - Violett Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth